Hypnotic Dirge Records - New band signings, pre-orders, release annoucementsApril 24, 2015 Band signing: Verlies
Pre-orders: Orphans of Dusk
Release announcement: Altars of Grief and Nachtterror
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NEWS: Altars of Grief and Nachtterror to release split 10" vinyl "Of Ash and Dying Light" on Hypnotic Dirge Records!April 22, 2015This summer, Altars of Grief and Nachtterror - two Saskatchewan-based Blackened Doom bands will collaborate on a new split vinyl with new material from each band. The vinyl split, entitled "Of Ash and Dying Light" is set to be released worldwide in a limited edition 10" vinyl, as well as digital, on Hypnotic Dirge Records on July 10, 2015!
The album was recorded by Justin Bender (Third Ion / ex-Into Eternity) at Blue Door Studio in Regina, SK, and cover artwork for each band designed by Sam Nelson.
Both bands will also tour extensively in support of the split, and have the new split and new merch available for sale during the tour. Altars of Grief and Nachtterror will tour Western Canada with Calgary-based atmospheric black metal band Numenorean this summer, as well as participating in festivals such as Calgary Metal Fest, and Farmageddon Open Air!
Watch trailer here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iLe_bFtu7Ac
Altars of Grief Hailing from Regina, Saskatchewan, Altars of Grief was conceived in the frigid, winter months of 2013. The band draws from an eclectic musical background, weaving soaring choral arrangements with powerful, driving death metal; morose, gothic doom and frantic, uptempo black metal passages. In 2014, the band released its debut album, This Shameful Burden and followed up with a tour of central Canada in its support.
Altars of Grief's material on "Of Ash and Dying Light" is an incredible step for the band, delivering some of the best melancholic blackened doom in Canada and following in the footsteps of greats such as Woods of Ypres! Reflective, sombre, and personal lyrics and music drenched in atmosphere, this is definitely a band to watch that has arisen from the Central Prairie Plains!
Links:Altars of Grief Website:
http://www.altarsofgrief.com/Altars of Grief Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/altarsofgrief?fref=tsAltars of Grief HDR Profile:
http://www.hypnoticdirgerecords.com/altarsofgrief.phpAltars of Grief - This Shameful Burden CD:
http://www.hypnoticdirgerecords.com/hyp ... ry=6794210Altars of Grief - This Shameful Burden Digital:
https://altarsofgrief.bandcamp.com/albu ... ful-burden Nachtterror Nachtterror is a Canadian Blackened Doom project established in 2004. Focused on creating an epic soundscape with an intense concentration on storytelling, Nachtterror aims to create acaptivating and emotionally engaging doom metal experience.
Nachtterror's music reflects emotional states more so than concepts and ideas. From the violent, agony of anger and suffering to the numb discontent of depression, all states of being are experimented and explored.
As well as the upcoming "Of Ash and Dying Light" split with Altars of Grief, Nachtterror is also currently in works to release a full length album entitled "Judgement".
Links:Nachtterror Website:
http://www.nachtterror.com/Nachtterror Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/NachtterrorOfficial?fref=tsNachtterror Bandcamp
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PRE-ORDER: Orphans of Dusk - RevenantApril 15, 2015The debut Orphans of Dusk album “Revenant” will finally be released on CD soon! Initially, the band self-released their debut EP digitally this past summer, and it got really positive reactions from doom listeners and reviewers alike. A CD version will be released on May 4, 2015 by Hypnotic Dirge Records and Solitude Productions and will retain all of the original artwork which was specifically created for the eventual physical release. The first 100 from each webshop will receive a free 11cm x 7cm Orphans of Dusk sticker with their order!
Pre-order Revenant CD: http://www.hypnoticdirgerecords.com/hypnotic-dirge-webstore.php#!/Orphans-of-Dusk-Revenant/p/49650156/category=6794198
Pre-order / Stream Digital: https://hypnoticdirgerecords.bandcamp.com/album/revenant
Orphans of Dusk is a gothic death/doom band being projected into the stars from the South Pacific Ocean, New Zealand/Australia. As the decade turned, the orphan was born - a crystallised idea of epic gothic doom music meshed with death/doom. Casting out the traditional second guitar line in favour of synth and producing several demos, Orphans brought on crushing death metal vocal talent from Sydney, Australia and solidified the line-up that unleashed the Orphans of Dusk vast debut EP, "Revenant" Immense, powerful, and atmospheric doom riffs coalescing with soft melodic textures and melancholy is what you can expect on this debut recording from Orphans of Dusk! For fans of Type O Negative, Woods of Ypres, Paradise Lost, My Dying Bride, The Foreshadowing, Swallow the Sun, etc.
Feedback on "Revenant":"The great Pete Steele would definitely approve. Orphans Of Dusk deliver enormous, powerful goth-doom riffs that are infused with both delight and derision.” - DoomMetalHeaven
"Holy hell! You know that feeling you get when you have come across something that rocks you back on your heels? [...] Well, listening to ‘Revenant’ left my awesome-metal-sense tingling." - MetalDisciple.com
"Orphans of Dusk are clearly a band with heaps of talent, a lot on their minds, and the urge to pack 'Revenant' to the brim with content." - Doom-Metal.com
"Orphans Of Dusk is a duo with limitless potential.” [/I]
-SorrowEternal
‘Revenant’ is a great-sounding and great-looking release that is presented with great care and attention to detail. It skilfully balances ferocity and melancholy, varying between complexity and simplicity, first caressing and then pummelling. Perhaps most tellingly of all, when it’s over, you’re left wanting more." -DoomMetalHeaven
Orphans of Dusk Profile: http://www.hypnoticdirgerecords.com/orphansofdusk-main.php
Orphans of Dusk Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/orphansofdusk
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Verlies signs with Hypnotic Dirge / Throats Productions;
Digipack CD release of “Le Domaine des Hommes” coming on May 28, 2015
April 9, 2015Avant-garde Black Metal band Verlies’s debut album “Le Domaine des Hommes” will be released on May 28, 2015 in a digipack CD and digitally through Hypnotic Dirge Records and Throats Productions
Based out of the French city Lille, Verlies is an avant-garde Black Metal band playing dark, strange, and experimental music. Without restrictions of conventional song structure, Verlies is all about creating dark and claustrophobic music with a strong emphasis on atmosphere. Ranging from piercing and uncompromising Black Metal, to experimental jazz melodies, to post-rock sensibilities, and everything in between, the music is raw, bold, and truly exceptional. Songs change pace and vibe frequently through their lengthy playing time, using many different techniques and methods to tell their story. Vocally, founding member N. mixes ferocious and tortured screams with enchanting and morose clean vocals that truly draw you in providing some uplifting moments alongside the raw hatred and despondency. Verlies’ debut album “Le Domaine des Hommes” is full of surprises but remains raw and never leaves the Black Metal vibe too far behind, instead using it as a base for their other sounds to draw from. Many bands these days try their hand at an unconventional approach to the Black Metal sound but only a few can pull it off genuinely and Verlies is one of those bands. Too often, the term “Black Metal Art” is thrown out haphazardly, but we humbly believe that it fits in this case!
Headed by founding member N., the project of Verlies started as a one-man project, but now has a full live lineup to spread their unconventional hatred throughout Northern France. Their debut album “Le Domaine des Hommes” was previously released digitally through their Bandcamp page, but now the album will get an official release in a noble and carefully designed 4 panel digipack, including a 12 page booklet and a bonus sticker while supplies last. The first cooperative release by Hypnotic Dirge Records and Throats Productions!
Verlies - Marcher sur la vide" stream: https://hypnoticdirgerecords.bandcamp.com/album/le-domaine-des-hommes
Verlies Profile: http://www.hypnoticdirgerecords.com/verlies.phpVerlies Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Verliesmetalband